Legendary Longhorn baseball coach Augie Garrido passes away

Texas coach Augie Garrido sings “The Eyes of Texas” with the team after Texas defeated Baylor 7-6 in a college baseball game in Austin on May 21, 2016.

Texas coach Augie Garrido sings “The Eyes of Texas” with the team after Texas defeated Baylor 7-6 in a college baseball game in Austin on May 21, 2016.

Photo: Rodolfo Gonzalez /Austin American-Statesman

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Texas coach Augie Garrido sings “The Eyes of Texas” with the team after Texas defeated Baylor 7-6 in a college baseball game in Austin on May 21, 2016.

Texas coach Augie Garrido sings “The Eyes of Texas” with the team after Texas defeated Baylor 7-6 in a college baseball game in Austin on May 21, 2016.

Photo: Rodolfo Gonzalez /Austin American-Statesman

Legendary Longhorn baseball coach Augie Garrido passes away

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Augie Garrido, who won five National Championships including two at Texas, died Thursday morning at the age of 79. Garrido's 48-year baseball coaching career spanned six decades, including his final 20 seasons at Texas.

"This is a very, very sad day," said Texas Athletics Director Chris Del Conte. "We lost one of the greatest coaches of all time, a truly special Longhorn Legend and college athletics icon. There will never be another Augie Garrido. He was a once-in-a-lifetime personality whose impact on Texas Athletics, collegiate baseball and the student-athletes he coached extended far beyond the playing field. If you were fortunate enough to have spent time with Augie, or if you followed him in any way, he had a great effect on you with his brilliant combination of wisdom, wit and charm. He was just an incredible coach, molder of men and a great person. He will be missed, but the memories of him and his awesome accomplishments will carry on forever. Our thoughts and prayers go out to his wife, Jeannie, and his family."

Garrido finished his career in 2016 as college baseball's all-time wins leader (1,975 wins). He is the first baseball coach to lead two different schools to national titles (Cal State Fullerton and Texas) and is one of only four coaches in the modern era of NCAA baseball, football and men's or women's basketball to do so (Nick Saban, Rick Pitino and Urban Meyer). Garrido guided squads to National Championships in four different decades, and is one of only three coaches in history to win five or more NCAA titles (1979, 1984, 1995, 2002, 2005).